Florida

Provides state-specific laws and regulations, as well as links to other sites with state legal information.

• Administrative Code and Statutes
• Other State Legal Resources

For state-specific resources with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species, see our Florida State Resources page.

Administrative Code and Statutes

• Florida Statutes - State Laws
  • Natural Resources: Conservation, Reclamation, and Use (Title 28)
    • Aquatic Plant Control (Chapter 369, Part 1)
  • Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry (Title 35)
    • Plant Industry (Chapter 581)
      • Introduction or release of plant pests, noxious weeds, or organisms affecting plant life (581.083)
      • Noxious weeds and infected plants or regulated articles (581.091)
    • Agricultural Commodity Insect Control (Chapter 593)
      • Boll Weevil Eradication (Part 1)
  
  
• Florida Administrative Code - State Regulations
  • Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    • Florida Nursery Stock and Certification Fee (Chapter 5B-2)
      • Certification and Quarantine of Nursery Stock (5B-2.0025)
      • Record of Movement of Nursery Stock or Plant Material Under Inspection (5B-2.008)
    • Plant Quarantine and Certification Entry Requirements (Chapter 5B-3)
    • Oak Wilt Disease (Chapter 5B-26)
    • Seed Potato Pests (Chapter 5B-33)
    • Lettuce Mosaic (Chapter 5B-38)
    • Phytophagus Snails (Chapter 5B-43)
    • Nematodes of Citrus (Chapter 5B-44)
    • Boll Weevil Eradication (Chapter 5B-52)
    • Pests of Honeybees and Unwanted Races of Honeybees (Chapter 5B-54)
    • Dogwood Anthracnose (Chapter 5B-55) Introduction or Release of Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Arthropods, and Biological Control Agents (Chapter 5B-57)
    • Aquatic Plant Importation, Transportation, Non-Nursery Cultivation, Possession and Collection (Chapter 5B-64)
  • Department of Environmental Protection
    • Aquatic Plant Control Permits (Chapter 62C-20)
    • Funding for Aquatic Plant Management (Chapter 62C-54)

Other State Legal Resources

• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • DPI Regulations (Division of Plant Industry)
    • Firewood Movement Rule, Rule No. 5B-65 (effective Aug 10, 2010)
  • Summary of Florida Plant Protection Regulations (Division of Plant Industry)
    
    
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Aquatic Plants Licenses & Permits
  • Conditional and Prohibited Species Regulations
  • Florida Statutes: 369.20 - Florida Aquatic Weed Control Act
    
    
• National Plant Board
  • State Plant Quarantine Summaries (select State)
    
    
• Environmental Law Institute
  • Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010); includes 11 States (CA, CO, FL, LA, ME, MD, NJ, NM, OR, RI, TN)